Falls among institutionalized elderly - a prospective study in four institutions in Finland
Engelsk titel: Falls among institutionalized elderly - a prospective study in four institutions in Finland
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Författare:
Nurmi I
;
Sihvonen M
;
Kataja M
;
Luthje P
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 21
Dokumenttyp:
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UI-nummer: 97017671
Sammanfattning
We analyzed prospectively the incidence, the intrinsic and extrinsic factors and the consequences of falls during a 7-month period in 4 institutions in Finland in 1993. A total of 370 falls among 160 patients were recorded. Of the fallers 56% fell once and 44% more than once (range 2-24). The mean fall rate in men was higher than that in women (p < 0.01). Fallen men were younger but less ambulatory than women. Of the falls 95% occurred without eyewitnesses and 27% during the night shift; 30% (114/370) resulted in an injury and 7% (11/160) of the fallers suffered a fracture.
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